Flexible, sterile container and method of making and using same
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1. A flexible, sterile container for storing and mixing medicaments and diluent liquids in a sterile environment, and dispensing mixtures thereof, comprising:
- a flexible shell having a top, bottom and sides with a sterile interior;
at least one sterile compartment within said shell;
at least one medicament disposed within said at least one sterile compartment;
at least one sterile, self-contained, flexible pouch containing a diluent liquid suspended within said at least one sterile compartment, wherein the sterile pouch is permanently connected along an upper edge to a top portion of the flexible containers, said flexible pouch being rupturable by application of pressure to the shell and pouch sufficient to release the liquid into the sterile compartment for subsequent mixing with said medicament without rupturing the shell; and
dispensing means for dispensing a mixture of liquid and medicament from said container.
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Abstract
A flexible, sterile container is provided for sterile storing and mixing of medicaments and liquids which includes a shell with at least one compartment. At least one sterile liquid-containing pouch is in one of the compartments, and a medicament is in the compartment with the pouch or is in a different compartment. The liquid and medicament are mixed together by squeezing the shell and pouch to rupture the pouch to release the liquid for mixing with the medicament just prior to dispensing the mixture.
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1. A flexible, sterile container for storing and mixing medicaments and diluent liquids in a sterile environment, and dispensing mixtures thereof, comprising:
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a flexible shell having a top, bottom and sides with a sterile interior; at least one sterile compartment within said shell; at least one medicament disposed within said at least one sterile compartment; at least one sterile, self-contained, flexible pouch containing a diluent liquid suspended within said at least one sterile compartment, wherein the sterile pouch is permanently connected along an upper edge to a top portion of the flexible containers, said flexible pouch being rupturable by application of pressure to the shell and pouch sufficient to release the liquid into the sterile compartment for subsequent mixing with said medicament without rupturing the shell; and dispensing means for dispensing a mixture of liquid and medicament from said container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A flexible, sterile container for storing and mixing medicaments and diluent liquids in a sterile environment, and dispensing mixtures thereof, comprising:
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a flexible shell having top, bottom and sides defining three sterile compartments and formed from front and back facing polymeric sheets wherein each of said sheets has a perimeter therearound, a first of said compartments at the top of the shell containing at least one flexible, sterile, diluent-filled pouch, a second of said compartments adjacent the first compartment containing a sterile powdered medicament, and an initially empty third compartment at the bottom of the shell adapted to receive and contain a mixture of the liquid diluent and the medicament from the first and second compartments; a heat seal provided around the perimeter of the flexible sheets, bonding said flexible sheets together, and peelable seals between the first and second compartments and between the second and third compartments, said pouch being heat sealed along one edge and having a peelable seal along another edge, wherein the heat seal forms a flange which is connected to an upper edge of the first compartment; and dispensing means for dispensing a mixture of medicament and liquid diluent from the third compartment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A flexible, sterile container for storing and mixing medicaments and diluent liquids in a sterile environment, and dispensing mixtures thereof, comprising:
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a flexible shell having a top, bottom and sides with a sterile interior; a plurality of sterile compartments within said shell; at least one flexible, sterile diluent-containing pouch suspended within a first sterile compartment and a medicament disposed in a second adjacent sterile compartment, said flexible pouch being rupturable by application of pressure to the shell and pouch sufficient to rupture the pouch without rupturing the shell to release the diluent liquid contained in the pouch into the first sterile compartment; a removable seal disposed between adjacent compartments so that, upon removal of such seal, adjacent compartments are in fluid communication; and dispensing means to dispense a mixture of medicament and liquid from said container.
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